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Choo Choo Customs El Caminos Database: The following is a compiled database of known Choo Choo Customs El Caminos to be currently still in existence, or were as reported by their owners or by other observers. The bulk of this data was primarily sourced from two Choo Choo-related Facebook groups and was re-formatted for better […]
Decoding the VIN Tag: The VIN, or Vehicle Identification Number is the primary identifier of each individual vehicle. It is an alpha-numeric combination of digits that includes the information of the Make, Model, Body Style/Type, Year of Manufacture, Assembly Plant, Engine Type, and Serialized Build Sequence. On the ’59, it is 10-Digits; on the ’60 and ’64, it
Previous Next Decoding the Body ID Tag (All Years): The Body ID Tag identifies the Model Year, Assembly Month & Week, Body Model & Series, Assembly Plant, and what Interior Trim Type, Interior Colors, Seating Type, and Exterior Paint Codes for how the vehicle was assembled at the Assembly Plant during the vehicle’s build. Some
“Choo Choo Customs El Caminos”: GM offered a separate, special package-version of an “SS” that was dubbed the “Designer Series” and was introduced around the middle of 1983. In 1984, they basically ended the “Super Sport” package by renaming it the “SS Sport Décor Package” (RPO Z15), and added what’s referred to as the “Choo
“Identifying a Conquista/Amarillo”: Here’s a quick overview of what the 5th Gen El Camino Conquista/Caballero Amarillo (& Laredo) packages are all about. Yes, it’s appearance-only, and is basically a two-tone paint scheme with extra, or different moldings. There’s a tad bit more technical information available for it that may help in identifying one. The “El-Camino-Conquista-Package”
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“Know your “SS” from a regular ‘ole one around!”: So, in an effort to try to dispel many common myths, as well as attempt to clarify some blatant misinformation circulating around the inter-webs… I’ve done a bit of a “deep dive” into what made a 5th Gen Elco Super Sport so “special”, “highly coveted”, and